Known For
Directing
Born
May 02, 1921
Died
Apr 23, 1992
Place of Birth
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
Credits
95 titles
Satyajit Ray
Biography
Satyajit Ray (2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was a Bengali Indian filmmaker, widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century. Ray was born in the city of Calcutta into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature. Starting his career as a commercial artist, Ray was drawn into independent filmmaking after meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoir and viewing Vittorio De Sica's Italian neorealist film Bicycle Thieves (1948) during a visit to London. Ray directed 36 films, including feature films, documentaries and shorts. He was also a fiction writer, publisher, illustrator, calligrapher, music composer, graphic designer and film critic. He authored several short stories and novels, primarily aimed at children and adolescents. Feluda, the sleuth, and Professor Shonku, the scientist in his science fiction stories, are popular fictional characters created by him. He was awarded an honorary degree by Oxford University. Ray's first film, Pather Panchali (1955), won eleven international prizes, including the inaugural Best Human Document award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. This film, along with Aparajito (1956), and Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) (1959) form The Apu Trilogy. Ray did the scripting, casting, scoring, and editing, and designed his own credit titles and publicity material. Ray received many major awards in his career, including 32 Indian National Film Awards, a number of awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies, and an Academy Honorary Award in 1992. The Government of India honored him with the Bharat Ratna in 1992.
Known For
Filmography
Feluda Pherot - Jawto Kando Kathmandute
Original Story
Nayan Rahasya
Novel
Jigarthanda DoubleX
Thanks
Master Anshuman
Original Story
Puroskar - The Prize
Story
Hatyapuri
Writer
The Storyteller
Author
Feludar Goyendagiri: Darjeeling Jawmjawmaat
Author
Class Friend
Writer
Ray
Story
Chonchu
Story
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
Self (archive footage)
The Machine
Story
Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective
Self (archival footage)
Anukul
Novel
Double Feluda
Music
Ahalya
Writer
Badshahi Angti
Novel
Chaar
Story
Bombay Talkies
Short Story
Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy
Story
Royal Bengal Rahasya
Novel
Gorosthane Sabdhan
Novel
Tintorettor Jishu
Novel
Kailashey Kelenkari
Novel
Bombaiyer Bombete
Writer
Dr. Munshir Diary
Author
Golapi Mukta Rahasya
Story
Ambar Sen Antordhan Rahasyo
Original Story
Ray: Life and Work of Satyajit Ray
Self (archive footage)
Ghurghutiar Ghotona
Original Story
Bipin Choudhurir Smritibhram
Original Story
Jahangirer Swarnamudra
Original Story
The Tree
Self (archive footage)
Sheyal Debota Rahasya
Original Story
Bosepukure Khunkharapi
Music
Feluda 30
Story
Baksho Rahashya
Writer
Jato Kando Kathmandute
Original Story
Gosainpur Sargaram
Story
Uttoran
Writer
Golokdham Rahasya
Story
Goopy Bagha Feere Elo
Writer
The Stranger
Director
The Branches of the Tree
Director
An Enemy of the People
Director
Sukumar Ray
Director
Satyajit Ray
Self
The Home and the World
Director
The Music of Satyajit Ray
Self